Shot the Chauffeur Has Name Now
Washington dispatch reports Gaston C. Philip of New York and Washington fatally wound Frank B. Mackabee, a night carriage driver, after a quarrel over a commission. Mackabee is hospitalized in serious condition. Philip is jailed. Madrid reports the baptism of Prince Alfonso of the Asturias with a grand, ceremonial procession attended by royalty, diplomats, and foreign dignitaries.
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Washington
Gaston C. Philip
New York
Frank B. Mackabee
Mackabee
Philip
Arlington Hotel
Mockabee
Philips
Michael Wallace
John Healy
Mrs Warren's Profession Booking Questioned in New Britain
The W C T U met at Mrs Anson A Mills on Bassett Street and discussed preventing the play Mrs Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw from opening next week. They circulated clippings showing stoppages in other cities and voted to urge the license committee chair Ericson to investigate before approval.
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New Britain
Anson A. Mills
Bassett Street
George Bernard Shaw
Tragic Jump Fatal After Pneumonia Delirium
Hartford on May 18 19 year old John Strup delirious from pneumonia leaped from a second story window on Flower street landing in a cellar. He died about an hour later at the hospital.
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Hartford
Deliriente
John Strup
Flower Street
Yale Interscholastic Tennis tourney opens in New Haven
The first round of the Yale Interscholastic Tennis Association tournament began at the New Haven Lawn Club with St Pauls School Garden Betts Academy Black Hall New Haven High and Hartford High represented. A championship prize is awarded and the winning school earns a shield, plus the winner advances to the national event at Newport. Meanwhile Yale University baseball teams travel to Worcester to face Holy Cross and the freshmen go to Princeton, while Lakeville hosts Hotchkiss.
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New Haven
Yale
Princeton
Lakeville
Hotchkiss
Harvard Professor Receives Berlin Crown Order Honor
Berlin confers the crown order second class on Dr Francis Greenwood Peabody professor of Christian morals at Harvard University. He was chosen by the University of Berlin as the flat professor from Harvard in the 1905 international exchange of professors. He returned to the United States early last year after delivering his lectures.
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Berlin
William
Francis Greenwood Peabody
Harvard University
University of Berlin
Harvard
International Exchange of
United States
Body Identified and Child Deaths in River Outing
Middletown may 18 authorities identify the body found in the Connecticut river as Clifford Stetson of Meriden. Fishermen recover Sebastian Satonis aged 6 at Middle Haddam after a March fall from the dock. Yesterday the body of 2 year old Concert Salvatori was recovered from the river here.
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Middletown
Connecticut
To-Fay
Clifford Stetson
Meriden
Sebastian Satonis
Middle Haddam
Salvatori
Tolstoi Acquitted in Treason Trial at St Petersburg
Count Leo Leonovitch Tolstoi son of the famed author was acquitted in St Petersburg after being charged with high treason for republishing his father’s political pamphlet. The court found no criminal intent in the action as the Russian edition was to be burned and pirates destroyed.
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Count Tolstoi
St Petersburg
Counst
Leo Leonovitch Tolstoi
Bitter Fight On Temper Declared By Oswego Doctor
Dr David Wilts Jr of Oswego New York announced on May 18 that he declined to serve as chairman of the temperance committee of the Presbytery in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbes
David Wilts, Jr
Oswego
N. Y
Committee On Temperance of
The
Presby
Going to Schenectady John J Donegan Leaves Waterbury
John J Donegan of Newell place departed for permanent residence in Schenectady New York with his family already there for months. A Waterbury resident since 1880 he worked as a bricklayer then chef for P Hayes and Union club before joining Randolph Clowes. He was a charter member and first warden of Sheridan council K of C and active in other fraternal groups.
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John J. Donegan
Newell Place
Schenectady
N. Y
Mr Donegan
Waterbury
P. Hayes
Union Club
Randolph Clowes
Sheridan Council
K. of C
Donegan
Prominent Committee Controls Mayor’s Actions in San Francisco
In San Francisco the committee of seven, comprising leaders from five major commercial groups, claims written authority over Mayor Schmitz. The panel has begun probing the police department and plans further inquiries into city government. Committee member F W Sicklen asserts the mayor’s pledge binds him to follow the committee’s directives, with removal of officials contingent on his compliance.
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San Francisco
Committee of Seven
Sebmitz
Schmitz
F. W. Sicklen
Porter Estate Probate Hearing Seeks Deed Set-Aside
In probate court Judge R A Lowe presides over a hearing on the estate of the late James Porter. Administrators and heirs clash as Bronson demands action to set aside deeds to two houses and a $1700 bank stock gift. If refused, Bronson plans a suit on his own responsibility. A second hearing is scheduled for next Saturday. In New York a plan to reorganize the Democratic party in the state will be outlined at a late afternoon meeting announced by Harry Walker.
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James Porter
R. A. Lowe
J. Ward Porter
Fannie
Mary Porter
Bronson
Cowell
Guilfelle
New York
Democratic Party
Harry Walker
Italian Admiral Duke d Abruzzi Visits Philadelphia
The Duke d Abruzzi, cousin of the Italian king and admiral of the Italian navy, called on Mayor Reyburn at Philadelphia City Hall where he was welcomed and granted the freedom of the city.
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Duke d’Abrassi
Philadelphia
Duke d'Abruzzi
Italy
Reyburn
Bandit Apache Kid Shot in Chicago Skull Delivered to Yale
Chicago May 18 The bandit Apache Kid said to have been killed by unnamed assailants has died and his skull is in a Chicago doctor's laboratory. William Kent claims the skull and plans to donate it to Yale University for anthropological study, with scholars urged to examine the cranium and report.
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Chicago
Wilson Arrested for Thefts in New Haven and Waterbury
Robert Wilson was taken into custody by Detective Keegan in New Haven and brought to Waterbury on a charge of stealing $4.20 and a watch from a roommate on North Main Street weeks earlier. A warrant had pending, he previously served ten days for idleness, and now awaits trial Monday in Waterbury with handcuffs and a penitence note.
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Robert Wilson
New Haven
Keegan
Waterbury
North Main Street
Wilson
Lye Ruins Eyeglasses in Soap Making Mishap
A Ludlow woman splashed lye onto her eyeglasses while making soap. Cleaning failed as rainbow colors filled the lenses, necessitating new lenses. The incident is cited by the Kansas City Star as a cautionary tale about lye and eyewear. Corn and Wheat Food. A custom of excessive wheat in diets contrasts with corn production, noting most wheat becomes food while much corn is unused for feeding people, despite crop advantages. Two bushels of corn can be produced per bushel of wheat on equal land, with the national corn crop quadrupling wheat.
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Ludlow
Kansas City
Norn
Cut Flowers Preservation Tips From a Brief Column
Cut flowers stay fresh with a lump of ammonia in the vase to curb odor and slime. Snip stalks slightly each time water is changed and before arranging for the fretime. Steamer Persian leaks on Delaware trip. grounded on Reedy Island jetty then freed by high tide and continued to Havana. Carlos Roloff dies in Guanabaceca after brief illness. Connecticut forecast: local showers tonight, warmer Sunday with light southwest winds.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Delaware River
Reedy Island
Connecticut
Haywood Murder Trial Opens in Boise Court
In Boise Idaho on May 18 the Haywood murder trial began with twenty jurors to be examined. Five peremptory challenges have been used and eleven talesmen remain in the box with one more under examination for the case involving former Governor Frank Steunenberg. Proceedings foresee a slow jury seating into next week as the prosecution reviews newspaper interview mobility and the defense may delay opening until after prosecution rests.
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Boise
Idaho
Waliam D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Memorial plan for Mary Merriman Abbott education advocate
Friends and affiliated organizations propose a permanent educational memorial for Mary Merriman Abbott. Funds aimed at not less than 5000 dollars would support a Yale University education scholarship in the history and theory of education, preferably for a Connecticut woman, with Yale organizing the department once a head is found. Contributions are invited via Mrs W F Chatfield.
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Mary Merriman Abbott
Misa Abbott
Miss Abbott
W. H. Phipps
Connecticut Women’s Council of Education
C. H. Briscoe
Connecticut State Federation of Women's Clubs
F. Chatfield
Waterbury Woman's Club
P. T. Walden
Department of Education
Yale University
Mary ‘Merriman Abbott
Hadley
Yale
Merriman Abbott
Eagles' Hall Vaudeville Show With Cheap Admission
The greatest amusement hall in the city hosts a vaudeville bill at Eagles Hall. Beginning Monday the 20th admission is 5 cents with reserved seats 5 cents more. Two daily shows at 2 15 PM and 6 15 PM feature 5 vaudeville acts 3 reels of pictures and illustrated songs. Afternoon admission 10 cents evening 10 and 20 cents. Amateur night Monday, hand in your name at box office.
Foraker Replies to Brown Over Dictatorial Officialism
Senator Foraker of Ohio issues a sharp rejoinder to Columbus Republican chair Brown accusing him of dictatorial officialism. He states he will name his presidential choice at the next Ohio Republican convention and will honor the convention’s decision. In Washington the state department announces Thomas O Brien of Michigan will become ambassador to Japan in September upon L E Wright’s retirement. a successor has not yet been chosen.
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Washington
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Columbus
Brown
Republican State Central Committee
Chairman Brown
State Department of the House
Thomas O'Brien
Michigan
United States
Copenhagen
Japan
L. E. Wright
Tennessee
O'Brien
Disorders Break Out Across Persian Cities
On May 18 serious disorders erupted in Tabriz Kermanshah Resht and Shiraz as mobs led by priests from local parliaments push for reforms. The Shiraz governor has gone into hiding amid the unrest.
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Teheran
Persia
Tabriz
Kermanshah
Resht
Shiraz
American Band Prom at City Hall and Local News
Miss Katharine Bennett of Westerly visits, and a U S Co ticket offers boy's suit free. The Young Teddy Bears beat Spencer Avenues 9 to 4, and the Cottage Place Sluggers 2 to 1. Real estate trades in Bronson and Water streets, legal action in a physician bill case, and bargains at Doran Griffin's. Waterbury bar seeks judge, Town Plot trolley plans advance, and Road Commissioner Macdonald to address on good roads.
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City Hall
Katharine Bennett
Westerly
Eagles
Vancee
Breen
Allard
Dwyer
P. Samuel Shore
Carl E. Munger
Shore
Doran & Griffin's
Baldwin ‘Street
Mancini
Tsane Winestine
Bronson Street
Mary A. Donovan
Samuel
Louis Chatwan
Water Street
Daniel T. Farrington
East Main Street
Waterbury
Simeon Baldwin
John O'Neill
Bar Association
Justice Baldwin
Brooklyn
Allied Improvement Society
Macdonald
Benjamin
Plumbers Walk Out in Greenwich Area Wage Battle
Greenwich May 18 union plumbers in Greenwich Rye Portchester and Mamaroneck strike until master plumbers agree on a new wage and time schedule About 300 men are affected delaying summer homes and building projects while masters offer four dollars a day for eight hours with proportional pay for skilled workers or keep second class rates unchanged The dispute disrupts New York families and shore town housing plans Wheat Crop All Right Paris May 18 favorable weather negates fears over France crop conditions now normal
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Greenwich
Rye
Portchester
Mamaroneck
New York
Paris
Furopeen Today
France
Custom Clothes Offer Tailored Spring and Summer Suits
Intelligent service presents a complete assortment of exclusive fabrics in Waterbury. A decade of tailoring experience has earned the trust of substantial men. View the spring and summer collection of tedty tailored clothes offered at prices consistent with quality.
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Waterbury
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Francisco
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Carlos
Engque
Eugino
Fernando
Antonio
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Porter
Fremont Wood
Wilwyam D. Haywood
Bandit
Havana
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Cuba
Guanabaceca
Weather Forecast
Haywood
Eagles’ Hall
Foraker
City News
Upson
Baal & Kover the
Upson Jewelry
Mahon
Lewis Bldg
Bank Street
Hampson-Sellew
Glenwood
Glenwoods
Hampson-Sellen Furniture Co
Waterbury Agency
Greewood
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